#9B3DB5#9B3DB5
#9B3DB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.194 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3DB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 61, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.72, 56.53, -46.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.72, 72.96, 320.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.93% 0.1444 -0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.93% 0.194 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5257, 13.6433, 45.1013) |
| Luminance | 0.1364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.67
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.02
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.16
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.16
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.26
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3DB5 #57B53D
analogous
#5F3DB5 #9B3DB5 #B53D93
triadic
#9B3DB5 #B59B3D #3DB59B
tetradic
#9B3DB5 #B55F3D #57B53D #3D93B5
square
#9B3DB5 #B55F3D #57B53D #3D93B5
split-complementary
#9B3DB5 #93B53D #3DB55F
monochromatic
#4D1E59 #742E87 #9B3DB5 #B564CB #CB92DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#9B3DB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#9B3DB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3DB5
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3DB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3DB5 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0E61B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#426AB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A5374
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3db5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 61, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.194 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc79cc',
500: '#9b3db5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3db5; $custom-light: #bc79cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3db5",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 61,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287,
"s": 49.587,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53933,
"c": 0.19379,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.13642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3DB5
secondary
#96C588
accent
#D94F6D
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF9
border
#D0C9D2
text
#120A13
muted
#817C82